Don’t worry! Your shadow didn’t run away from you like it did in the movie Peter Pan!
But did you know that you could actually lose your shadow?!
According to the I Love Sungai Besar Facebook page, Malaysians will be able to experience “a day without shadow” this month, and apparently it’s quite a common phenomenon since it also happened earlier in March.
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Posted by I Love Sungai Besar on Saturday, September 4, 2021
The “Zero Shadow Day”, or a phenomenon called equinox, happens when the sun is right overhead at 0 degrees latitude and occurs precisely at the Equator.
According to BERNAMA, Malaysians can experience this phenomenon starting today until September 20th! Yes, different locations in Malaysia will experience it on a different day!
National Space Agency (Angkasa) assistant information officer Asmidar Zainol said the phenomenon would occur at 1:10 pm when the sun is overhead at noon.
“During this phenomenon, we will not be able to see our own shadow when standing in the sun in the open, however, the phenomenon is not peculiar because it takes place twice a year,” he said.
Photo via The Indian Express
Wah, so cool kan?! Be right back while we go and check whether our shadows have disappeared!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
